The female lynx Nova, which was released into the wild in the Westerzgebirge in March 2024, has migrated to Thuringia. This was announced by the Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture and Geology in Dresden. The lynx's whereabouts can be easily tracked using the data from her transmitter collar. According to this, she began her migration on 27 December 2024 and has since covered almost 150 kilometers.
This long migration shortly before the start of the mating season surprised the experts. Normally, female lynxes are more localized than their male counterparts. Nova's departure is regrettable for the Saxon reintroduction project. The hope now remains that she will meet a sexually mature lynx in Thuringia and give birth to offspring in the spring, the report continued.
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